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old-cat
Fir Man
I'm VERY fortunate to have a logger for a good friend. He loans me $$$$ anytime I want for saws or tools.
Now I have to get one of my saws sold, so I can pay him back!
Four Paws
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If you guys have air compressors, air pencil grinders are very affordable. You can get a straight shaft and right angle for under $150 total. Easy to oil, and as the compressed air expands, it keeps things cool.
The cc specialties stuff is no doubt first rate equipment, but at the price, is more than most shade tree saw guys can justify.
The cc specialties stuff is no doubt first rate equipment, but at the price, is more than most shade tree saw guys can justify.
old-cat
Fir Man
I tried to find what you're talking about but had no luck. Can you please give some web addresses?
For one thing, how do you control the speed of the pencil hand piece?
shorthunter
ArboristSite Guru
old-cahand pieces 034291 said:
The good air handpieces allow you to control the speed by adjusting the amount of air that goes into the piece. I had no luck finding one that would fit inside a 50cc cylinder and allow me to rework transfers. They all measured about 2" deep without a carbide bit
http://www.use-enco.com/1/1/34331-ut8708-universal-tool-90-angle-right-pencil-air-die-grinders.html
Scarr52 ?? had some right angle hand pieces a while ago I bought the regular style hand piece Chinese copy to go with my new HF grinder and messed 3 288 cylinders in a hurry it was great bunches of fun... Good thing the trees took off most if not all the fins though.. jI wanna say that the right angles were like +100$ IIRC ??and the type 30style was like 30 or so with the ride don't quote me its been like 6 mo or so since I purchased... he might even be out Im not sure?? he seemed like a nice guy though
I went back and found the info from 6 mo ago from his old add :
I paid 18$ for the 30 style
and rt angles were $ 117
I DONT KNOW IF HE STILL HAS ANY OR IF HE WILL SELL ANY IF HE DOES. just some info that's all.
I went back and found the info from 6 mo ago from his old add :
I paid 18$ for the 30 style
and rt angles were $ 117
I DONT KNOW IF HE STILL HAS ANY OR IF HE WILL SELL ANY IF HE DOES. just some info that's all.
Four Paws
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Check out use-enco dotcom. Search for ut8708 right angle pencil grinder. Normally 150, but they have a 15% off coupon this month, and free shipping. 1/8" shank carbides are $6-15.
And, harbor freight has a $30 straight shaft pencil grinder. 20% off coupon online or in your newspaper ad.
Speed is controlled by twisting the handle on the handpiece.
Affordable tools for a guy learning to port saws or other 2 strokes. Air tools, like all tools, have certain advantages and disadvantages. If I was making my living with my tools, I wouldn't hesitate spending 1500 on the CC Specialties stuff.
And, harbor freight has a $30 straight shaft pencil grinder. 20% off coupon online or in your newspaper ad.
Speed is controlled by twisting the handle on the handpiece.
Affordable tools for a guy learning to port saws or other 2 strokes. Air tools, like all tools, have certain advantages and disadvantages. If I was making my living with my tools, I wouldn't hesitate spending 1500 on the CC Specialties stuff.
Bilge Rat LT 20
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My jeweler/goldsmith buddy got me a kit with motor, foot petal, and hand piece for less than 200.oo about 2 yrs ago.
I will ask where he gets them.
He has 4 hanging on his bench, 2 fordoms and 2 grobets.
The motors, shafts, and foot petals are as good as Fordoms.
The Fordom hand pieces are smoother over their life than Grobet in his daily use opinion.
The foot petals of both brands have better and smoother speed control than a sewing machine petal.
I have 5 sewing machines at work, one of them is for sewing heavy web gear, canvas etc. I have experience squishing a petal.
daryng
ArboristSite Operative
I'm using a sewing machine pedal I raided from my mom's old singer on my Dremel. had to do a little wiring but it works great. I keep a cut off disc on so I don't have to keep switching bits on my flex shaft grinder.
spindrift7mm
Changing the World One Saw at a time !
Don't buy the fleabay cheapies, foot control quit after 2 hrs. Rheostat was 15 carbon pucks stacked and pedal applied pressure to stack, the harder you push the more current flows. Pure crap, the pucks just crumbled. HF unit is well worth using, mine is 2 yrs old and still working fine. CC Spec. and Foredom are worth the money if your doing more than just hobby stuff. Angle handpiece is a must for transfer work.
Eccentric
Mister Wizard
Sir step away from the 288 cylinders...
Bilge Rat LT 20
ArboristSite Operative
Being a hack with tools keeps us off the streets endangering other people.
He hooked me up big time. Made a wife very happy too with her using modified slim hand pieces 5hrs at a time. Also was making up those rightys.
Just a couple to give you a idea. Since your a member on chainsaw repair check out the pumpkin thread and scarr hand piece threads.
srcarr52
We can't stop here, this is bat country.
I have some of the #30 styles on hand and I can get more of them or the slim handpieces.
I haven't gone into production on the contra angle handpieces. I currently get 2-3 saws worth of porting out of my test mule before I tear the drive tang out of the dental head. $15 head and I'm back in business but I'd like to find something more substantial, or maybe I shouldn't be running an aluma-hog on it. Anyway if I have a lot of interest I can tool up and make them.
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